Oceanography – EXAM 2 Review Questions
... C) land breezes. D) sea breezes. E) upwelling. 50) Strong upwelling occurs in all of the following except: A) between the North and South Equatorial Currents. B) in areas of surface current divergence C) in the area surrounding the Galapagos Islands. D) where deep ocean water currents are formed. E) ...
... C) land breezes. D) sea breezes. E) upwelling. 50) Strong upwelling occurs in all of the following except: A) between the North and South Equatorial Currents. B) in areas of surface current divergence C) in the area surrounding the Galapagos Islands. D) where deep ocean water currents are formed. E) ...
Questions for Battle Ball
... 7. What happens when molten material beneath Earth's crust rises to the surface? 8. 250 million years ago, Wegner believed that all the continents were connected to form a supercontinent called what? 9. What kind of bands of magnetism have scientists found on the ocean floor? 10. Name a piece of evi ...
... 7. What happens when molten material beneath Earth's crust rises to the surface? 8. 250 million years ago, Wegner believed that all the continents were connected to form a supercontinent called what? 9. What kind of bands of magnetism have scientists found on the ocean floor? 10. Name a piece of evi ...
Plate Tectonics A . Alfred Wegner 1. Continental drift hypothesis a
... 1. Two different types of measurements to describe size of earthquake a. intensity – a measure of the amount of earthquake shaking at a given location based on the amount of damage ...
... 1. Two different types of measurements to describe size of earthquake a. intensity – a measure of the amount of earthquake shaking at a given location based on the amount of damage ...
Ch.2 Tectonics
... oceanic lithosphere descend into the mantle) and mountain building. Old crust is “crumpled” or recycled back into the mantle. There are 3 types of convergent boundaries. • Oceanic-‐Oceanic: Formed when ...
... oceanic lithosphere descend into the mantle) and mountain building. Old crust is “crumpled” or recycled back into the mantle. There are 3 types of convergent boundaries. • Oceanic-‐Oceanic: Formed when ...
Resolution XX-6
... those profiling floats are measuring instruments using modern technology; they drift freely at depths as great as 2,000 metres, rising to the surface every week or two to transmit data to shore via satellite, ...
... those profiling floats are measuring instruments using modern technology; they drift freely at depths as great as 2,000 metres, rising to the surface every week or two to transmit data to shore via satellite, ...
1. Where is the triple junction?
... B. The oceans, polar regions, and most tropical areas have not been explored for craters. C. The poles don’t get many impacts. D. Meteors are attracted to temperate areas – the “Goldilocks Principle”. ...
... B. The oceans, polar regions, and most tropical areas have not been explored for craters. C. The poles don’t get many impacts. D. Meteors are attracted to temperate areas – the “Goldilocks Principle”. ...
Lecture 13 Summary
... adjacent ocean floor and extend through all the major ocean basins with a total length in excess of 60,000 km. With the exception of the East Pacific Rise, they occur in the middle part of the oceans and essentially form a submarine mountain range, which slopes to its highest elevation at the ridge ...
... adjacent ocean floor and extend through all the major ocean basins with a total length in excess of 60,000 km. With the exception of the East Pacific Rise, they occur in the middle part of the oceans and essentially form a submarine mountain range, which slopes to its highest elevation at the ridge ...
Detecting Small Seabed Targets Using A High
... applications) and thus are not able to resolve small (<1.5m) targets in continental shelf water depths (30-200m). If such sonars were deployed on towbodies however, small target detection at high grazing angles may be feasible. Therefore we have investigated the capability of one of these sonars usi ...
... applications) and thus are not able to resolve small (<1.5m) targets in continental shelf water depths (30-200m). If such sonars were deployed on towbodies however, small target detection at high grazing angles may be feasible. Therefore we have investigated the capability of one of these sonars usi ...
Oceanography – EXAM 1 Review Questions
... 3) All of the following are characteristics of seas except: A) seas are smaller and shallower. B) seas are usually somewhat enclosed by land. C) seas are composed of salt water. D) seas are directly connected to the world ocean. E) all of the above are correct. 4) The average depth of the world's oc ...
... 3) All of the following are characteristics of seas except: A) seas are smaller and shallower. B) seas are usually somewhat enclosed by land. C) seas are composed of salt water. D) seas are directly connected to the world ocean. E) all of the above are correct. 4) The average depth of the world's oc ...
Real time ocean data in the classroom.
... Objective: Students determine where marine organisms live, based on ocean temperatures. Visit NOAA’s NDBC website (www.ndbc.noaa.gov) to locate water temperatures at several offshore sites from Maine to Florida on the east coast and from Oregon to southern California on the west coast. Record temper ...
... Objective: Students determine where marine organisms live, based on ocean temperatures. Visit NOAA’s NDBC website (www.ndbc.noaa.gov) to locate water temperatures at several offshore sites from Maine to Florida on the east coast and from Oregon to southern California on the west coast. Record temper ...
The Four Spheres of Earth and Their Influence - geography-bbs
... purely of ice. The mesosphere is separated from the thermosphere by the mesopause. This is the point at which the temperature changes again. The topmost layer is the thermosphere. Within this layer, many satellites circle the Earth. Because of the thin air and proximity to the sun, the temperatures ...
... purely of ice. The mesosphere is separated from the thermosphere by the mesopause. This is the point at which the temperature changes again. The topmost layer is the thermosphere. Within this layer, many satellites circle the Earth. Because of the thin air and proximity to the sun, the temperatures ...
ocean observing and exploration - Consortium for Ocean Leadership
... ocean science and technology through discovery, understanding and action. Representing institutions in 29 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Australia, Bermuda and Canada, while managing over a billion dollars in science funding since its inception, Ocean Leadership supports every aspect of oceanic disc ...
... ocean science and technology through discovery, understanding and action. Representing institutions in 29 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Australia, Bermuda and Canada, while managing over a billion dollars in science funding since its inception, Ocean Leadership supports every aspect of oceanic disc ...
COMPOSITION OF THE EARTH`S MANTLE - IDC
... The Earth’s mantle contains a huge amount of water (estimated to be far more than the ocean) in a supercritical fluid state at high temperatures and pressures. The mantle is a type of refractory or thermal insulation, that might act as a semiconductor due to the abundance of the oxides of silicon, a ...
... The Earth’s mantle contains a huge amount of water (estimated to be far more than the ocean) in a supercritical fluid state at high temperatures and pressures. The mantle is a type of refractory or thermal insulation, that might act as a semiconductor due to the abundance of the oxides of silicon, a ...
Ocean Thermodynamics
... Argo floats have a mechanism to change their buoyancy and regularly record ocean parameters up to a depth of 2000 m, and they are deployed in all the ocean basins to create a global network of Argo observations. From the earliest oceanographic explorations – the Indian Ocean Expeditions and the Int ...
... Argo floats have a mechanism to change their buoyancy and regularly record ocean parameters up to a depth of 2000 m, and they are deployed in all the ocean basins to create a global network of Argo observations. From the earliest oceanographic explorations – the Indian Ocean Expeditions and the Int ...
The Theory of Plate Tectonics Plates
... they extend deep into the lithosphere • Fault – breaks in Earth’s crust where rocks have slipped past each other ...
... they extend deep into the lithosphere • Fault – breaks in Earth’s crust where rocks have slipped past each other ...
Using Isotopes to Understand the Oceans and Climate Change
... 1. The ocean plays a critical role in modulating the earth’s climate. Recent human influence has caused the ocean to absorb additional heat and CO2, because of the increase in atmospheric CO2. The oceans absorb CO2 through physical as well as biological processes. Over the last 50 years radionuclide ...
... 1. The ocean plays a critical role in modulating the earth’s climate. Recent human influence has caused the ocean to absorb additional heat and CO2, because of the increase in atmospheric CO2. The oceans absorb CO2 through physical as well as biological processes. Over the last 50 years radionuclide ...
2nd Semester Final Exam - Murrieta Valley Unified
... B. They are the remains of an exploded star once paired with the Sun. C. The Sun captured them from smaller, older nearby starts D. They formed from a nebular cloud of dust and gas. 83. Early telescopes showed stars as only points of light, while the planets appeared to be much larger, providing evi ...
... B. They are the remains of an exploded star once paired with the Sun. C. The Sun captured them from smaller, older nearby starts D. They formed from a nebular cloud of dust and gas. 83. Early telescopes showed stars as only points of light, while the planets appeared to be much larger, providing evi ...
Day 1 Review - Ms. Canizares
... Hot Spots: “Lady Gaga” of convection currents; an area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it! ex: Hawaii & Canary Islands (off coast of Africa) ...
... Hot Spots: “Lady Gaga” of convection currents; an area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it! ex: Hawaii & Canary Islands (off coast of Africa) ...
Chapter 12.1 Notes
... Rocks taken from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge were younger than other ocean rocks. Sediments along the ridge became thicker farther away from the ridge. Paleomagnetism shows that iron-based rocks along the ridges are striped with reversing magnetic fields. Volcanoes are frequently found on boundaries betw ...
... Rocks taken from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge were younger than other ocean rocks. Sediments along the ridge became thicker farther away from the ridge. Paleomagnetism shows that iron-based rocks along the ridges are striped with reversing magnetic fields. Volcanoes are frequently found on boundaries betw ...
Earth`s Interior Section 1
... movement of a heated fluid (liquid or gas). Heat transfer by convection is caused by differences of temperature and density within a fluid. ...
... movement of a heated fluid (liquid or gas). Heat transfer by convection is caused by differences of temperature and density within a fluid. ...
PHS 111 Test 1 Review Chapters 20-22
... Detailed mapping of the ocean floors revealed: huge mountain ranges beneath the oceans; deep trenches near some of the continents; that the oceans are equally deep at all locations; huge mountain ranges on the ocean floor, and deep trenches near some of the continents. the oceans are deepest at thei ...
... Detailed mapping of the ocean floors revealed: huge mountain ranges beneath the oceans; deep trenches near some of the continents; that the oceans are equally deep at all locations; huge mountain ranges on the ocean floor, and deep trenches near some of the continents. the oceans are deepest at thei ...
Outline of a Unified Ocean Current Theory
... It was published in 1924 in Swedish, in a separate printing. It was actually an invited paper which he was asked to deliver, together with his commencement address, when, as “promoter“ at the University of Lund, Sweden in 1924, he was giving the insignia to the new Doctors of Philosophy. This paper ...
... It was published in 1924 in Swedish, in a separate printing. It was actually an invited paper which he was asked to deliver, together with his commencement address, when, as “promoter“ at the University of Lund, Sweden in 1924, he was giving the insignia to the new Doctors of Philosophy. This paper ...
Ocean Zones Ch14 - Stephanie Dietterle Webpage
... – Minerals are solid substances that are obtained from the ground and the water – When fresh water is removed from ocean water, the salts that are left behind are a valuable mineral resource – More than half of the world’s supply of magnesium is obtained from seawater in this way – Gravel and sand a ...
... – Minerals are solid substances that are obtained from the ground and the water – When fresh water is removed from ocean water, the salts that are left behind are a valuable mineral resource – More than half of the world’s supply of magnesium is obtained from seawater in this way – Gravel and sand a ...
Public Comments on the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy’s Preliminary Report
... seafloor, and the dynamics of oceanic lithosphere and margins. These topics, which span the full range of ocean physics, chemistry, biology, and marine geology and geophysics, are not adequately addressed in the Commission’s report. The need for social and economic research discussed in Chapter 25 i ...
... seafloor, and the dynamics of oceanic lithosphere and margins. These topics, which span the full range of ocean physics, chemistry, biology, and marine geology and geophysics, are not adequately addressed in the Commission’s report. The need for social and economic research discussed in Chapter 25 i ...
Ocean
An ocean (from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός, transc. Okeanós, the sea of classical antiquity) is a body of saline water that composes much of a planet's hydrosphere. On Earth, an ocean is one of the major conventional divisions of the World Ocean, which covers almost 71% of its surface. These are, in descending order by area, the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic Oceans. The word sea is often used interchangeably with ""ocean"" in American English but, strictly speaking, a sea is a body of saline water (generally a division of the world ocean) partly or fully enclosed by land.Saline water covers approximately 72% of the planet's surface (~3.6×108 km2) and is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller seas, with the ocean covering approximately 71% of Earth's surface. The ocean contains 97% of Earth's water, and oceanographers have stated that only 5% of the World Ocean has been explored. The total volume is approximately 1.35 billion cubic kilometers (320 million cu mi) with an average depth of nearly 3,700 meters (12,100 ft).As it is the principal component of Earth's hydrosphere, the world ocean is integral to all known life, forms part of the carbon cycle, and influences climate and weather patterns. It is the habitat of 230,000 known species, although much of the oceans depths remain unexplored, and over two million marine species are estimated to exist. The origin of Earth's oceans remains unknown; oceans are thought to have formed in the Hadean period and may have been the impetus for the emergence of life.Extraterrestrial oceans may be composed of water or other elements and compounds. The only confirmed large stable bodies of extraterrestrial surface liquids are the lakes of Titan, although there is evidence for the existence of oceans elsewhere in the Solar System. Early in their geologic histories, Mars and Venus are theorized to have had large water oceans. The Mars ocean hypothesis suggests that nearly a third of the surface of Mars was once covered by water, and a runaway greenhouse effect may have boiled away the global ocean of Venus. Compounds such as salts and ammonia dissolved in water lower its freezing point, so that water might exist in large quantities in extraterrestrial environments as brine or convecting ice. Unconfirmed oceans are speculated beneath the surface of many dwarf planets and natural satellites; notably, the ocean of Europa is estimated to have over twice the water volume of Earth. The Solar System's giant planets are also thought to have liquid atmospheric layers of yet to be confirmed compositions. Oceans may also exist on exoplanets and exomoons, including surface oceans of liquid water within a circumstellar habitable zone. Ocean planets are a hypothetical type of planet with a surface completely covered with liquid.